Tag Archives: Ketones

Leah Calvert of ‘Teen Mom 2’ has a Drug Problem

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Leah Calvert is known as “Super Mom” among her fans. The Teen Mom 2 star is immensely famous among her fans due to her performance in this series. Recently it was revealed that Super Mom might be...

Zohydro Ban Possible? Senator Introduces Bill To Revoke FDA Approval

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Earlier today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) submitted a bill that, if passed, would force the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to rescind its approval of the painkiller Zohydro, which a...

Warfarin Benefits Extended To Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

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Anticoagulation is a cornerstone of therapy for atrial fibrillation because it lowers the heightened risk for stroke in this population. People with chronic kidney disease are also at increased risk...

New painkiller ‘Zohydro’ raises more questions than answers

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A consortium of health professionals, law enforcement officials, and addiction specialists is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to stop a new drug called Zohydro due its risks.Zohydro, a...

CVS Educates on Acetaminophen Safety

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After I read online yesterday about CVS announcing plans to stop selling tobacco products in their retail outlets, I moseyed up the driveway to fetch the mail I neglected to bring in the night before...

Ohio executes convicted killer using new two-drug procedure

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Ohio is the first state in the U.S. to use a new two-drug procedure in executions. 53-year old Dennis McGuire, convicted of raping and killing a pregnant woman in 1989, was executed on Thursday at...
    






Why Too Much Acetaminophen Can Lead To Liver Damage

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The FDA has just issued a statement urging doctors not to prescribe acetaminophen in doses higher than 325 mg. Liver damage has been a known risk of the drug for many years, with even low doses...
    






Hydrocodone Dispensation being Limited by FDA

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In what looked to be a radical step in the right direction, the FDA has finally decided to severely curtail the sale of hydrocodone painkillers. The addiction that this drug causes is in the same...